Sheep — Manure left on pasture in Mauritania

Mauritania: Sheep — Manure left on pasture was 134.74 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
134.74 million kg
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
38th
of 192 countries
All-time high
134.74 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
41.43 million kg
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Manure left on pasture in Mauritania, 1961–2023

40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M120.0M140.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 134.74 million kg for sheep — manure left on pasture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture in Mauritania peaked at 134.74 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.43 million kg, in 1974.

Mauritania ranks 38th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.77 million kg 42.62 million kg 49.72 million kg 9
1970s 50.09 million kg 41.43 million kg 58.01 million kg 10
1980s 53.44 million kg 44.98 million kg 63.92 million kg 10
1990s 69.10 million kg 60.37 million kg 91.02 million kg 10
2000s 101.31 million kg 93.43 million kg 104.77 million kg 10
2010s 118.42 million kg 103.01 million kg 131.47 million kg 10
2020s 130.64 million kg 126.57 million kg 134.74 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 35 Turkmenistan 140.16 million kg compare
  2. 36 Burkina Faso 135.31 million kg compare
  3. 37 Peru 134.91 million kg compare
  4. 39 Yemen 123.69 million kg compare
  5. 40 Somalia 122.33 million kg compare
  6. 41 Afghanistan 121.47 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure left on pasture in Mauritania?
Sheep — manure left on pasture in Mauritania was 134.74 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 134.74 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 41.43 million kg in 1974.
How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure left on pasture?
Mauritania ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 13,062 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).